Cheap flights from Madrid
Cheap flights from Madrid leave from Barajas, where Iberia, Iberia Express, Ryanair, Volotea and the EasyJet carriers share the departures board with Transavia France. The route map runs two ways from here: short hops across Spain to Valencia, Bilbao, Vigo, A Coruna and Santiago de Compostela, and city breaks further out to Milan, Geneva, Warsaw, Krakow and Chisinau. Fares shift with the season, so the date you pick matters as much as the airline.
Destinations from Madrid
Airports — Madrid
Madrid departs from Barajas, so you are not weighing up rival airports before you book — everything leaves from the same place. Iberia and Iberia Express carry much of the Spanish and European traffic, while Ryanair, Volotea, Transavia France and EasyJet Europe cover the lower-cost end of the board. Check which terminal your airline uses before you set off, and leave extra time if you are connecting through Madrid rather than starting your trip here.
When to go
Madrid moves with the Spanish holiday rhythm. Summer and the long school break are the busiest stretches, when families fly and fares on the domestic hops to Bilbao, Valencia or Santiago de Compostela climb. Christmas and Easter week push them up again, while late spring and early autumn tend to be calmer, and midweek departures often come out cheaper than Friday and Sunday ones. If your dates can move, compare a few days either side before you commit.